Chapter 113: Old Characters Suffer Because They Appeared Too Early (43k Combined)

"First, I need you, Old Tang, to help me replace my blood with Constantin's placental blood."

Merely hearing Li Ang's first sentence, Old Tang had already furrowed his brows.

Leaving aside whether the procedure is feasible, he could already foresee two major risks.

One, using Constantin's placental blood will undoubtedly affect his state; two, if successful, Constantin's rank might be usurped by the hybrid standing before him.

Either of these two risks is too grave to ignore.

But before Old Tang could refuse, Li Ang spoke again: "If you're uneasy, you can handle the entire procedure yourself, and we can do it inside the Bronze City."

"And if I'm to replace Constantin, some risk is inevitable, isn't it?"

In truth, even if Li Ang did it himself, he currently lacked the capability to perform such an advanced operation.

Of all those still alive in this world, only Norton, the Alchemists' Flamel, and the old trickster Odin could execute such high-level alchemical procedures.

Clearly, the latter two would not aid Li Ang.

Hearing this, Old Tang fell silent.

Li Ang, seeing this, made no haste—only waited quietly.

After a long while, the King of Bronze and Fire spoke again: "How do you plan to draw attention to yourself?"

At this, Li Ang's heart leapt with joy.

He knew his plan had already succeeded halfway.

As for how to attract the hybrids' attention—

"After it's done, you and I will appear together before those Shenzhou hybrids. Who will dare say I'm not Constantin?"

Li Ang believed the hybrid elite must know the concept of twin-born Kings.

Once his transmutation plan is complete—with Constantin's blood flowing through him and Norton's backing—even if he claimed he wasn't Constantin, no one would believe him.

Yet upon hearing Li Ang's words, Old Tang narrowed his eyes slightly: "You want me to cooperate with those hybrids?"

"It's just—"

His sentence was cut off by Li Ang: "The Black King is about to awaken; we're all just struggling to survive. I see no problem with cooperating with them. Besides, without these Shenzhou hybrids, Constantin's egg would've been taken long ago."

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Old Tang knew Li Ang spoke the truth, and for a moment, he had no reply.

Moreover, he had once cooperated with hybrids himself, so he wasn't deeply opposed to the idea.

After a long silence, Old Tang turned and walked toward the river: "Come with me. I'll take you into the Bronze City."

Hearing this, Li Ang felt an immense weight lift.

At this moment, the 【Dragon Vein Alchemist】 was within reach.

Of course, celebrating prematurely was a fatal mistake; after calming himself briefly, he hurried after Old Tang.

Soon, under Old Tang's guidance, Li Ang saw beneath the water a vast bronze palace.

Nibelungen·Bronze City.

A feat achieved through spatial creation from the Seven Kingdoms of Alchemy.

Watching the massive Bronze City activate its mechanisms as Old Tang arrived, Li Ang silently thought to himself:

'One day, I too will create a world like this.'

As if to accommodate Li Ang, Old Tang's manipulation gradually drained the river water from inside the palace.

Seeing this, Li Ang couldn't help but smile faintly, thinking inwardly:

'So there's still a part of Old Tang left.'

Undoubtedly, the King of Bronze and Fire, after spending so long among ordinary humans while stripped of memory, had developed a sliver of humanity.

Provided it didn't involve his brother.

Arriving before the giant amber egg, Old Tang turned to face Li Ang, who was scanning the surroundings: "What's your next move?"

He assumed that since this hybrid had proposed the blood-replacement procedure, he must have planned the steps in detail.

Yet in response to Old Tang's question, Li Ang waved his hand: "No rush. You've got to teach me at least a few alchemical techniques first."

"Otherwise, when I go out, if I'm the King of Bronze and Fire but can't even perform alchemy, won't that be too embarrassing?"

It was a line he'd prepared long ago.

If he's impersonating Constantin, learning some alchemy is only natural, isn't it?

Yet Li Ang clearly couldn't catch up to Old Tang's alchemical mastery in a short time—but he had an answer for that too.

The Four Lords are all twin-born, each controlling 【Authority】 and 【Power】.

Typically, the one who wields 【Power】 isn't very clever.

If that's the case, isn't it perfectly reasonable for Li Ang impersonating Constantin to be bad at alchemy?

Makes sense.

As for why he's in human form—

Think of him as a preterm baby.

Seeing Li Ang stare at him with hopeful eyes, Old Tang—who had shown no expression until now—finally cracked.

He tugged at his lips, speechless: ". Alchemy isn't a shortcut. Are you sure you want to learn?"

Li Ang didn't answer—only kept staring.

Seeing this, the King of Bronze and Fire sighed: "Of the Seven Kingdoms of Alchemy you mentioned, I've dabbled in spatial creation, conceptual armament, and life creation."

"The rest? I've only got ideas—I can't teach you yet."

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Hearing this, Li Ang froze.

If he remembered correctly, it hadn't been long since his first mention of the Seven Kingdoms of Alchemy before Old Tang.

Of course! This Bronze and Fire King has suffered because he appeared too early!

Before he could think further, Old Tang continued: "Conceptual weaponry is simple: kill metal, then extract a concept and imprint it upon the metal."

As he spoke, a massive sword casket flew over from beside Konstantin's egg.

As the casket unfolded, seven swords of wildly different designs appeared before Li Ang.

Bronze Hell: The Seven Deadly Sins — conceptual weaponry sufficient to slay a Long Wang.

Because the plot had deviated drastically, this supreme masterpiece of alchemy in the Dragon Clan world naturally still rested within the Bronze City.

"But concepts aren't easy to condense; you need prolonged exposure to a single concept before you can possibly form one."

"Like this."

As he spoke, Old Tang drew a great cleaver from the casket before him — the weapon named Wrath.

As golden alchemical matrices glowed on his hands, a formless, indescribable blur of light appeared in his grasp.

【Dragon】.

The moment he saw it, Li Ang instantly understood the essence of the light cluster.

It was at this moment he roughly grasped how Odin's Gungnir had been forged.

As the legendary Norse Allfather, He had undoubtedly been in prolonged contact with concepts like 【Fate】 and 【Death】.

Yet according to Lu Lu Mingze's words, the process of forging Gungnir seemed to involve life-creation techniques — likely other operations as well.

As Li Ang pondered, Old Tang gestured, and a massive bronze tome flew in from a corner of the palace.

"These are my notes. If you wish to continue learning, you may read them."

Though he had agreed to Li Ang's conditions, Old Tang clearly had no intention of teaching him step by step until mastery.

Without waiting for a reaction, he immediately moved on to the next technique.

"Only the Four Lords can open space."

"Those two can too."

Who those two were needed no explanation.

Black King, White King.

That Long Wang bloodline was a hard requirement for space-opening — Li Ang was not surprised.

After all, in his memory, every Niflheim that had appeared was opened by beings above Long Wang rank.

Even the Endists' 【Sanctuary】 was intricately tied to Lu Lu Mingze's true form.

Fortunately, this posed no problem for him — in a few days, he would become the new 'Konstantin.'

"As for life-creation..."

Speaking of the final top-tier alchemy he knew, Old Tang's face showed rare hesitation.

Before any motion could be seen, a withered, terrifying monster entered the palace.

"I suppose you mean this."

Corpse Guardian.

If Death Servants were zombies, then Corpse Guardians were alchemically crafted mummies.

Yet before Li Ang could speak, Old Tang negated himself: "No..."

"This doesn't even qualify as life-creation — at best, it's a lower-tier substitute."

Watching the Bronze and Fire King before him sink into thought, Li Ang paid no mind, merely flipping through the massive bronze tome before him.

The heavy tome, normally requiring Sword Domain to open, was no different to Li Ang's current power than an ordinary book.

For a time, the hall fell silent.

As Li Ang studied alchemy under Old Tang, some unwelcome guests arrived beside the Kui Sect Dam.

An elderly man with silver-white hair, dressed in a crisp suit, gazed distantly at the calm waters far away; the black Kabylong in his mouth flickered between light and shadow, mirroring his current mood.

After a sharp inhale, the old man tossed the Kabylong to the ground and crushed it underfoot: "Mans, what's the situation?"

The middle-aged man called Mans looked grim: "The Shenzhou bloodlines have banned all access to Long Wang Nodens's chamber."

"All academy personnel have been expelled."